Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction 6-7-24 Picks

The Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays square off Friday in MLB action from Tropicana Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Baltimore Orioles will start Cole Irvin in this one and Irvin is 5-2 with a 2.84 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season. In his career, Irvin is 1-2 with a 3.65 ERA and 14 strikeouts against Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Rays will trot out Aaron Civale for the start here and Civale is 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. In his career, Civale is 2-0 with a 5.48 ERA and 17 strikeouts against the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles Recap

The Baltimore Orioles come into this one looking to build some steam after settling for a series split with Toronto after a 6-5 loss in Thursday’s series finale. The loss snapped the Orioles’ series win streak after knocking off the Rays and Red Sox over the last week and a half.

Orioles Hot At The Dish

Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with 19 home runs, 32 RBIs and 4 triples but also has a team-high 65 strikeouts in addition to 8 stolen bases. Adley Rutschman has a team-high 74 hits with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs in addition to 8 doubles while Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser each have 12 doubles and Ryan Mountcastle has a team-high 16 doubles. Cedric Mullins has also contributed a team-high 12 stolen bases as well this season.

Why the Baltimore Orioles will win

• The Orioles have won eight of their last nine night games following a loss.
• The Rays have lost each of their last four home games against AL East opponents.
• The Orioles have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.

Tampa Bay Rays Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays come into this one looking to build some momentum of their own after sweeping their two-Game series with the Miami Marlins to start the week, bouncing back from their series loss to these same Orioles just last weekend.

Rays Trying To Keep It Rolling

Isaac Paredes leads the Rays across the board with 64 hits, 10 home runs, 37 RBIs and a .298 batting average as well as a .383 OBP. Yandy Diaz has 58 hits with 12 doubles while Jose Caballero has a team-high 21 stolen bases. Randy Arozarena has 8 home runs and 19 RBIs along with a team-high 68 strikeouts and 7 stolen bases.

Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win

• The Rays have won each of their last six night games at Tropicana Field following a road win.
• The Orioles have lost five of their last six night games at Tropicana Field following a loss.
• The Rays have covered the run line in each of their last five night games following a road win.
• The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games against the Rays following a road loss.
• The Rays have led after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction

I’m on the Orioles here. I like what I’ve seen from Cole Irvin in recent starts, and while the Rays have had some decent success against lefties as of late, it’s hard for me to really ignore how well the Orioles are playing as a unit and how they’ve crushed righties in their own right over the last couple of weeks. I think the Orioles get it done on the road here so give me Baltimore.